Joan Smyth

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Affiliation: University of Connecticut
Country: USA

Publications

  1. ncbi Genome sequence determinations and analyses of novel circoviruses from goose and pigeon
    D Todd
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, United Kingdom
    Virology 286:354-62. 2001
  2. ncbi Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridisation tests in the diagnosis of pigeon circovirus infections
    D Todd
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK
    Vet Microbiol 89:1-16. 2002
  3. ncbi Characterisation of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) associated with colisepticaemia compared to faecal isolates from healthy birds
    S J W McPeake
    Department of Veterinary Sciences Division, The Queen s University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, UK
    Vet Microbiol 110:245-53. 2005
  4. ncbi Meningitis caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri in a goat
    Vanessa L Schumacher
    Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, 61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:565-9. 2011
  5. ncbi Circovirus-infected geese studied by in situ hybridization
    Joan Smyth
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 34:227-32. 2005
  6. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter coli selected by tylosin treatment at a pig farm
    P Juntunen
    Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P O Box 66, FI 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    Vet Microbiol 146:90-7. 2010
  7. ncbi Disease producing capability of netB positive isolates of C. perfringens recovered from normal chickens and a cow, and netB positive and negative isolates from chickens with necrotic enteritis
    Joan A Smyth
    Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut 61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Vet Microbiol 146:76-84. 2010
  8. ncbi Studies on the pathogenicity of enterovirus-like viruses in chickens
    J A Smyth
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 36:119-26. 2007
  9. ncbi Chicken anaemia virus inoculated by the oral route causes lymphocyte depletion in the thymus in 3-week-old and 6-week-old chickens
    J A Smyth
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 35:254-9. 2006
  10. ncbi Recombinant Semliki Forest virus vector exhibits potential for avian virus vaccine development
    K V Phenix
    Department of Veterinary Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont, BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK
    Vaccine 19:3116-23. 2001

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Publications18

  1. ncbi Genome sequence determinations and analyses of novel circoviruses from goose and pigeon
    D Todd
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, United Kingdom
    Virology 286:354-62. 2001
    ..On the basis of nt and amino acid sequence identities, GCV is substantially less closely related to BFDV than PiCV is to BFDV...
  2. ncbi Evaluation of polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridisation tests in the diagnosis of pigeon circovirus infections
    D Todd
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK
    Vet Microbiol 89:1-16. 2002
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  3. ncbi Characterisation of avian pathogenic Escherichia coli (APEC) associated with colisepticaemia compared to faecal isolates from healthy birds
    S J W McPeake
    Department of Veterinary Sciences Division, The Queen s University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, UK
    Vet Microbiol 110:245-53. 2005
    ..3% of isolates from healthy birds. These results demonstrate the presence of 11 virulence genes in E. coli isolated from cases of colisepticaemia within Ireland, and indicate the prevalence of iss and fimC...
  4. ncbi Meningitis caused by Mycoplasma mycoides subspecies capri in a goat
    Vanessa L Schumacher
    Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, 61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    J Vet Diagn Invest 23:565-9. 2011
    ..In the present case, meningitis was the only lesion, thus illustrating the need to consider mycoplasma as a differential diagnosis for meningitis in goats...
  5. ncbi Circovirus-infected geese studied by in situ hybridization
    Joan Smyth
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 34:227-32. 2005
    ....
  6. ncbi Antimicrobial resistance in Campylobacter coli selected by tylosin treatment at a pig farm
    P Juntunen
    Department of Food and Environmental Hygiene, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, P O Box 66, FI 00014 University of Helsinki, Finland
    Vet Microbiol 146:90-7. 2010
    ..In conclusion, tylosin treatment of pigs selected for a high-level of resistance to erythromycin and resistance to ciprofloxacin, nalidixic acid and streptomycin also increased in C. coli isolates within a few days...
  7. ncbi Disease producing capability of netB positive isolates of C. perfringens recovered from normal chickens and a cow, and netB positive and negative isolates from chickens with necrotic enteritis
    Joan A Smyth
    Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut 61 North Eagleville Road, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Vet Microbiol 146:76-84. 2010
    ..This study has also demonstrated for the first time that C. perfringens strains from a mammalian species and from normal chickens, can cause necrotic enteritis in chickens...
  8. ncbi Studies on the pathogenicity of enterovirus-like viruses in chickens
    J A Smyth
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 36:119-26. 2007
    ..FP3 virus also caused pancreatic lesions. The 612 virus was found to be only mildly pathogenic in specific pathogen free chickens...
  9. ncbi Chicken anaemia virus inoculated by the oral route causes lymphocyte depletion in the thymus in 3-week-old and 6-week-old chickens
    J A Smyth
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Veterinary Sciences Division, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, BT4 3SD, UK
    Avian Pathol 35:254-9. 2006
    ..There was only limited evidence of viral replication in the other tissues examined...
  10. ncbi Recombinant Semliki Forest virus vector exhibits potential for avian virus vaccine development
    K V Phenix
    Department of Veterinary Science, The Queen's University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont, BT4 3SD, Northern Ireland, Belfast, UK
    Vaccine 19:3116-23. 2001
    ..Immunisation of 1-day-old SPF chicks with rSFV particles encoding the IBDV proteins resulted in specific antibodies being elicited in all birds, neutralising antibodies being induced in some but not all birds...
  11. ncbi Detection of pigeon circovirus in cloacal swabs: implications for diagnosis, epidemiology and control
    D Todd
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD
    Vet Rec 159:314-7. 2006
    ..Although nine of 14 pigeons aged from 32 to 45 weeks were virus-positive, picv was detected in only one of 18 adult pigeons that originated from four infected lofts...
  12. ncbi The use of pulsed field gel electrophoresis to investigate the epidemiology of Staphylococcus aureus infection in commercial broiler flocks
    J J McCullagh
    Department of Agriculture for Northern Ireland, Stormont, Belfast, N Ireland
    Vet Microbiol 63:275-81. 1998
    ..The association of disease with the predominant strain type and presence of these same strains in the hatchery, indicates that the hatchery is a potential source of the infection for clinical broiler disease...
  13. ncbi Sandwich ELISA detection of Clostridium perfringens cells and alpha-toxin from field cases of necrotic enteritis of poultry
    M T McCourt
    Department of Veterinary Sciences, Queen's University of Belfast, Stoney Rd, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, UK
    Vet Microbiol 106:259-64. 2005
    ..Together, the assays provide a suitable test for the rapid screening for the diagnosis of necrotic enteritis in poultry...
  14. ncbi Diagnosis of goose circovirus infection in Hungarian geese samples using polymerase chain reaction and dot blot hybridization tests
    N W Ball
    Veterinary Sciences Division, Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast, UK
    Avian Pathol 33:51-8. 2004
    ..The incidence of infection was affected by factors such as the age of the birds and rearing methods...
  15. ncbi An investigation into the efficacy of hatchery disinfectants against strains of Staphylococcus aureus associated with the poultry industry
    J D Rodgers
    Department of Veterinary Science, The Queen s University of Belfast, Stoney Road, Stormont, Belfast BT4 3SD, Ireland, UK
    Vet Microbiol 82:131-40. 2001
    ..24 when tested at the MRC. The results emphasise the importance of proper application on appropriate areas, using the correct concentration and exposure time for the disinfectant...
  16. ncbi Mortality of one-week-old chickens during naturally occurring Marek's disease virus infection
    F R Carvallo
    Connecticut Veterinary Medical Diagnostic Laboratory, Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269, USA
    Vet Pathol 48:993-8. 2011
    ..PCR yielded an amplicon with 97% homology to the meq gene of MDV. No evidence of co-infection by either of the immunosuppressive agents chicken anemia virus and infectious bursal disease virus was detected...
  17. ncbi Identification of circovirus infection in three species of gull
    J A Smyth
    Department of Pathobiology and Veterinary Science, University of Connecticut, Storrs, CT 06269-3089, USA
    Vet Rec 159:212-4. 2006
  18. ncbi Detection of circovirus infection in pigeons by in situ hybridization using cloned DNA probes
    J A Smyth
    Department of Agriculture and Rural Development for Northern Ireland, Belfast
    J Vet Diagn Invest 13:475-82. 2001
    ..This high prevalence of infection in diseased birds is noteworthy, emphasizing the need for studies to determine the precise role of this virus as a disease-producing agent...